All Things 2024-25 College Basketball Coach Fired/Hired/Retired Thread

[Bad Gopher]

Nothing on X or their website as far as I can see

Me neither

 

[dpodoll68]

I'll think he'll try his hand as an NBA assistant for his next stop.

April Fool's Day is still more than a week away.

 

[ShushPush]

Is it possible tomorrow we will not be reading about Medvev but another coach?

 

[disco]

Here's an interesting question. Do we think Richard Pitino will be moving on to a bigger job? Could he end up at 'Nova coaching against his old man?

 

[Ski-U-Ham]

Me neither

Tom Kakert from the Hawkeye Report put out something about a half hour ago with an update on the coaching search, saying apparently it's not a done deal, but I don't subscribe so I can't see it ¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯

 

[howeda7]

I am hoping they get Crean or Miles.

Tom Crean would look fabulous in a yellow blazer.

 

[Holy Man]

Here's an interesting question. Do we think Richard Pitino will be moving on to a bigger job? Could he end up at 'Nova coaching against his old man?

Maybe. Not sure who Nova is looking at, but it would be interesting to see him at a bigger job.

 

[Ski-U-Ham]

Iowa Hawkeyes' Coaching Search Takes Odd Turn

Earlier on Sunday, it was reported that the Iowa Hawkeyes were finalizing an agreement to make Ben McCollum their next head coach. However, a new report suggest

www.si.com

 

[tjgopher]

Here's an interesting question. Do we think Richard Pitino will be moving on to a bigger job? Could he end up at 'Nova coaching against his old man?

He could also be a candidate at Xavier and end up coaching against his old man.

Or, he could attempt to take the Maryland job if Wiliard leaves for Villanova.

Lots of possible scenarios.

 

[BleedGopher]

Go Gophers!!

 

[Bad Gopher]

Looks official now

 

[Holy Man]

Looks official now

Jon can be trusted.

 

[Drake University Gopher]

It was pretty clear he was going to be their coach, sometimes a little posturing at the end, nothing more. Now we just have to hope that NIL keeps them a middling B1G team and even if they’re good, they never become great!

 

[Bad Gopher]

 

[Holy Man]

Follow your mentor.

 

[Bad Gopher]

Follow your mentor.

You know what Rick Pitino always says: "I don't hire assistant coaches; I hire future head coaches." Goes with the territory of having good people.

 

[MaxyJR1]

 

[Bad Gopher]

 

[Spottedmuskie]

Chris Mack would seem like an obvious choice for Xavier.

Lil Richie?

 

[MaxyJR1]

 

[Holy Man]

Lil Richie?

I think that would be a nice fit. I think it depends on whether he wants to be a big fish in the small pond of X, which has nothing but basketball.

 

[TNGophfan]

I think DeVries will regret picking Indiana instead of Iowa.

 

[dlnavra]

I think DeVries will regret picking Indiana instead of Iowa.

I wondered the same. He was really a great fit at Iowa. Creighton at some point I could see also. He will have Tucker who will probably be pretty good for Indiana and can lead a team

 

[MaxyJR1]

 

[Taurus Samuels Fan Club]

 

[dlnavra]

Man I thought he could go better but either way he is good. I also think the North Texas coach will move up….next year with another good year. That group of coaches around McCasland, McCollum are solid. Even the former Wyoming coach, who is unpopular with the Wyo crowd

 

[MaxyJR1]

 

[Holy Man]

What happened to the Arkansas State guy? Someone cannot be trusted.

Plucking a coach out of the TV studio doesn’t work very often. Steve Lavin lets us know.

 

[MaxyJR1]

What happened to the Arkansas State guy? Someone cannot be trusted.

Plucking a coach out of the TV studio doesn’t work very often. Steve Lavin lets us know.

Sounds like South Florida offered him a better deal.

 

[Ski-U-Ham]

I saw a video of the Drake AD yesterday saying a team wanted to talk to McCollum during the tournament and he declined, costing him the job. I assume it was referring to Indiana, which then pivoted and hired DeVries.